The Department of Economics started functioning in the year 1981 with B.A Economics and completed 38 years of incalculable service in the implement of socially and educationally backward people of Thrissur District. The department mainly aimed at widening the intellectual capacity of the students and to expand the horizon of their social outlook, to improve the quality of human capital in the region and to provide a broad understanding of economic theory in general and Indian economic problems in particular. Sri.Shahul Hameed served as the first Head of the Department of Economics. He rendered valuable service development of Department. Prof.K.A. Abdul Wahab has subsequently been appointed as the Head of Department in the year 1999 and served the Department for two decades. Under his guidance the department acquired much resource and flourished in the full swing. Prof.A.Yousaf retired from service in the year 1999. One of our faculties Prof.Yqoob, served as the principal of this college for a long time. Prof. U.Aboobacher was promoted as the Head of the Department till 2016. From 2016 onwards Smt.Jeena P.M serve as the Head of the Department. The Department was upgraded as Post Graduate Department in 2013.The Department offers a regular fulltime four semesters PG and six semester UG programmes in Economics. The Department maintain an effective tutorial system to foster healthy relationship among teachers and students. The total strength of the Department is 210 students. Among them more than ninety percentage are girls.